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Wildfire Notification Report
| Date: | 2026-05-06 |
|---|---|
| Time: | 17:51:17 |
| Production Date and Time: | 2026-05-06 17:56:18 UTC |
| Primary Instrument: | GOES-19 ABI |
| Wmo Spacecraft Id: | 666 |
| Location/orbit: | GEO |
| L1 File: | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20261261751178_e20261261753551_c20261261754024.nc |
| L1 File(s) - Temporal | OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20261261746178_e20261261748552_c20261261749008.nc |
| Number Of Thermal Anomaly Notifications: | 3 |
Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | MT |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Teton County, MT |
| NWS WFO | Great Falls MT |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-05-06 17:51:19UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 47.505554°, -111.984169° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 39.63 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Notification Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Fire Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 308.94 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 3.14 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 2.01 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 19.18 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 13.18 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 3.26 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 6.30 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 25 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 3.40 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.38 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 22.85 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 65.60° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 36.60° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 102.10° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 19.40 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | SC |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Colleton County, SC |
| NWS WFO | Charleston SC |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-05-06 17:52:22UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 32.547222°, -80.463058° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 3.15 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Notification Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Fire Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 302.65 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 2.11 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 1.63 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 5.59 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 15.92 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 2.62 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 1.88 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 20 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 0.70 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.48 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 3.15 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 38.50° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 17.90° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 53.70° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 5.10 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | TX |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Milam County, TX |
| NWS WFO | Fort Worth TX |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-05-06 17:52:20UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 31.091110°, -96.842224° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 7.03 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Notification Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Fire Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 304.85 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 2.90 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 2.28 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 17.44 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 15.04 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 2.17 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 1.89 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 25 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 1.40 K |
| Image Interval | 5.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.92 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 7.03 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 43.40° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 16.50° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 59.70° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 5.50 km2 |
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